Cyclophora obstataria
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| taxon = Cyclophora obstataria
| authority = (Walker, 1861)[https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Cyclophora_obstataria Australian Faunal Directory]
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- Acidalia obstataria Walker, 1861
- Anisodes ignorata Walker, 1863
- Aspilates cryptorhodata Walker, 1863
- Anisodes acuta Moore, 1887
- Perixera imbuta Warren, 1897
- Pisoraca tenuis Warren, 1907
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Cyclophora obstataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is known from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka and China to Sundaland, New Guinea and Queensland in Australia.{{cite web | url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/cosymbiini/cosymbiini_3_15.php | title=Cyclophora obstataria Walker comb. n. | website=The Moths of Borneo | accessdate=3 October 2016}}
Description
Its wingspan is about 26–30 mm. On the hind tibia of the male the inner medial spur is absent. Mid tibia of male not hairy. Forewings with veins 5, 6 and 7 not distorted. Forewings of male with non-distorted inner area. It is a pale pinkish-rufous colored moth. Frons pale with pink above it. Each wing with traces of antemedial specks series. Discocellular speck present. Faint traces of waved postmedial line and submarginal specks series present. Ventral side pale.{{cite book |last=Hampson |first=G. F. |authorlink=George Hampson |date=1895 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up |title=The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma |volume=Moths Volume III |publisher=Taylor and Francis |via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
Subspecies
- Cyclophora obstataria obstataria
- Cyclophora obstataria tenuis (Warren, 1907)
- Cyclophora obstataria cryptorhodata (Walker, 1863)
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Category:Moths described in 1861
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